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Updated March 6, 2018

Chainsaw teams from the Southeast district, La Croix UMC, New McKendree UMC, and First UMC of Poplar Bluff, and ERT team from Manchester UMC worked with local Malden volunteers to clear fallen trees from the disaster area.

Malden, a small town in the bootheel, was impacted with an EF2 tornado, Saturday, February 24.

​The damage impacted nearly 70 houses and four people were transported to hospitals.

From KFVS-12According to Malden Police Chief Jarrett Bullock, the damage was about a mile long and the four injuries are all moderate.​An estimated total of $2 million worth of damages is expected and the number could rise, according to Malden Mayor Denton Kooyman.

Volunteers will be allowed into the area beginning on Wednesday, February 28. Local UMC chainsaw teams will be responding. Updates on volunteer needs will be posted here as new information is obtained.